Seeing Glass at BeanBlossom Cider
Back in the summer of ’11, one of my first “big” Midwest Wine Press interviews was with Bill Oliver of Oliver Winery. I was excited and a little nervous to be interviewing the biggest...
Category: Indiana
Indiana Wine Crop Report
Howard Hewitt reports in his blog Grape Sense: A Glass Half Full that growers north of Columbus and Bloomington lost a significant number of vines this winter. Along the Ohio River the news is...
Grown In Serbia, Vinted In Maryland, Winner at Indy International
At the recent 2014 Indy International Wine Competition a wine called ‘Russian Kiss” from Big Cork Vineyards in Maryland won Best of Class in the White Vinifera Blend category. Indy International is known for...
Purdue Issues New 2,4-D Warnings
Midwest Wine Press has been covering the approval process for new forms of the herbicide 2,4-D for the past two years. Now comes word from Captital Press, an agricultural publication for the Western United...
Indy International Photos, Winners and “Wine Values”
Once again my wife, Kim, and I were privileged to participate in the Indy International Wine Competition at Purdue University last week. This competition really took a step up in organization when Purdue took over the...
Midwest Wine Trail Rankings for 2014
No wine region in the world has as many wine trails as the Midwestern U.S. A big part of the Midwestern wine experience is visiting a winery to enjoy the terroir and perhaps speak...
Moving Beyond A Tourism Based Wine Industry
Call me a dreamer, but I can envision a day when vineyards stretch out across the Midwest. In this future-land, the grapes from Midwest vineyards will be used to make wines that are sold...
Midwest Winery Rankings 2014
After years of rapid expansion, the growth in the number of Midwest wineries slowed during the past year. Since the second quarter of 2013, the number of Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade...
Indiana State Fair Will Sell Wine For 2014
The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that limited alcohol sales will be allowed at the Grand Hall at the 2014 Indiana State Fair. Because Journalism is not really a profession any longer, the story does...
Vintage Indiana 2014 Photos & Review
The Vintage Indiana Wine and Food Festival was held on June 7th Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. By early afternoon, over 5,000 attendees were celebrating Indiana wine on a perfect early summer day. As...